Zaporizhzhia residents paid 5 billion 322 million UAH of the personal income tax during January – August 2020. The PIT payment has increased by 285 million UAH comparing to the same period in 2019. Head of Main Directorate of the STS in Zaporizhzhia region Roman Afonov reported that of the total amount of paid tax, the state budget received 1 billion 330 million UAH and local treasuries almost 3 billion 992 million UAH.
Specifically local budget of Zaporizhzhia city during 8 months of 2020 received 1 billion 687 million UAH of the personal income tax; Energodar city, Kamyansko-Dniprovskyi and Velykobilozerskyi districts – 610 million UAH; Melitopol city, Melitopolskyi and Veselivskyi districts transferred 417 million UAH; Berdyansk city, Berdyanskyi and Primorskyi districts – 301 million UAH; Vasylivskyi and Mykhailivskyi districts – 245 million UAH; Polohivskyi, Bilmatskyi and Rozivskyi districts – 191 million UAH, etc.
In total, there are 44.5 thousand personal income tax payers in the region.
Reminder! Each hired employee pays 18% of the personal income tax from salary. And a part of this tax can be refunded as a tax deduction if the one had certain expenses. Specifically, these are the tuition fees, mortgage payments, conversion of cars to alternative fuels, insurance and pension contributions, charity, etc. To receive compensation by the end of 2020, the payer must submit an income tax declaration.